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Prison officers based at HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough say they have faced ongoing abuse from inmates - who have reportedly punched, kicked and stabbed them whilst on duty

Bellfield – who murdered teenager Milly Dowler in 1996 – had given a statement in which he admitted killing Lin, 45, daughter Megan, six, and attempting to kill her sister Josie, nine

James Bulger was two years old when he was snatched from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, in 1993. The abductors – Jon Venables and his friend Robert Thompson, then murdered him

Reverend Dr Jeff Hood has described the harrowing final moments of Death Row killer Anthony Sanchez who was executed by lethal injection - and claims nurses are being tasked with carrying out a punishment that 'human beings shouldn't have to perform'

Nathaniel Mortley is one of a few Black fine dining chefs in the UK as only six per cent of Michelin-starred restaurants are led by Black and South Asian chefs - he tells us about his culinary journey

Kevin Dugar, who spent almost 20 years in prison for a 2003 murder, was released from Cook County Jail in Chicago after his identical twin, Karl Smith, confessed to the crime

Excruciating video shows Evgeny Kovtkov, a prisoner of war in Ukraine, visibly confused as to why his girlfriend risked jail or death from Vladimir Putin's thugs by fleeing their homeland

The number of serious criminal cases waiting to get to court has reached a record high with the Crown Court backlog hitting 64,709 at the end of June this year

Britain's most prolific child killer Lucy Letby will live out the rest of her days behind bars, spending most of her time isolated in a single cell and subject to 'extreme bullying and intimidation'

Gregor Formanek, who has been officially linked to the deaths of more than 3,300 people between 1943 and 1945, is likely to appear in juvenile court due to his age at the time

Inspectors looking into the operation of HMP Pentonville in north London says the “lack of privacy alone could not be described as decent or humane”.

John Merritt, originally from Halewood, Merseyside, has died from cancer just months into a prison sentence after finally being caught for raping two boys 40 years earlier

The Prime Minister could block the chance of early release for rapists when the Government unveils it agenda in the King's Speech in November, according to reports

The terror suspect has pleaded not guilty to escaping from Wandsworth Prison whilst awaiting trial, in an incident in which he is accused of sneaking out on the underside of an HGV delivering food

Noelle Obcarska, 64, posted videos on YouTube hurling abuse at her neighbours, John McKimmie, 40, and his wife, who live in the quaint village of Pulford, Cheshire

Members of the warped internet group ­dedicated to the serial killer boast of writing to the jail where she is being held after she was sentenced to life for murdering seven babies

Fred Sirieix was brought in to teach lags at Wormwood Scrubs, West London, how to run a restaurant in a bid to get them to give up crime - but the plan backfired

Veronica Youngblood has been sentenced to 78 years in prison for shooting her daughters Sharon Castro, 15, and Brooklynn Youngblood, five, in their apartment in McLean, Virginia

As more horrified families speak out about Lucy Letby's disturbing treatment, the Mirror takes a look at everything the evil NHS neonatal nurse will face behind bars

Campaigners have warned UK prisons are 'bursting at the seams' following an overcrowding crisis - it comes after the Scottish Prison Service’s revealed ten prisons operating at over 100pc capacity

Suspected killer Kevin Mason walked out of jail after a number of clerical mistakes cleared him for release. Both clerks deemed responsible have been fired and his girlfriend has been arrested over suspicions she helped him

After the death of her son Jordan Brooks, who had cerebral palsy, Lisa Marie Waldron kept using his benefits for a year to pay for fast food and fund a trip to Myrtle Beach

Residents have reported being harassed by 'crazed animal' prisoners as they walk through the streets next to HMP & YOI Stirling as complaints over the ‘non-stop’ noise are lodged

Virginia McCullough is accused of murdering her mum and dad, John and Lois, sometime in the last five years. She was told a two-week trial is set for May next year

Prison governor Vanessa Frake says far from being led into a world of torture, murder and sick sexual abuse by her husband Fred, Rose West was a monster in her own right